surgery is in 13 days

I am 21 years old and i have been having multiple female problems since i was 10 years old. I was never diagnosed with anything until later on. I am fortunate to have been able to have a child a month after i turned 17, but after that is when the diagnosis started coming. At 17 i ws diagnosed with Arthritis in the lower lumbar of my spine. At 18 I was diagnosed with Celiac disease, a problem with the intestines if i east any wheat gluten, basically and allergy to it. At 19 i was diagnosed with Endometriosis and had laparoscopy surgery to burn most of it away, after that i went on the Lupron shot which caauses pre menopausal side effects and dissolves the endomertrial cells away. I got married when i was 20 years old and was told that i could go ahead and try to get pregnant, evrytime i tried to stop the Lupron shot the pain with my cycles came back and was even more painful then before. I took my last lupron shot in November of 2009 and started my cycles again in March, I had one in April and also in May i thought things were getting better since i actually had a cycle every month which i never did before. Even though the pain was bad i thought it worked. Well after May i started having pregnancy symptoms but all tests came back negative. I finally had to come to the conclusion somehing wasnt right and i went to the Dr. he has told me that i can either have surgery every other year to keep removing the endometriosis and never be able to concieve because of the medications, or i could do it the easy way and have a hysterectomy so that my body stops producing the endometrial cells and never be able to concieve but not have to go thru so much. I have always loved children and babies and i wanted another child, but when i cant do something with the child that i do have because of pain 24/7 it was time for me to really wiegh my options out here. I have a few mental problems ats well and i am so worried of sinking into the corner on shutting everyone out because im up set. When i sink i drown and its really hard for me to pull myself back up. Has anyone that suffers with like depression, or anxiety, or PTSD found anything to do or take to help me handle this better?

Welcome to HysterSisters!

Your hysterectomy date is coming up and you will probably want to find support for your pre-op questions.

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You've come to the best place I know for information and support to help you on this journey.

Princess Ruby linked you to the Pre-Op Page and in that resource you'll find information that will help with common questions and concerns. You're welcome to start new threads in the Pre-Op forum to ask any questions you have. Pre- and post-op members can respond to you there. If you have any questions that relate to your endometriosis, you may want to post them on the Endometriosis Support message board, rather than in Pre-Op, so that you have the best chance to get input from members who can relate from experience.

This site also has a special forum called Aching Hearts where you can get comfort and understanding from those who mourn the loss of the uterus and ability to bear children.

We look forward to sharing with you and send best wishes.